Table 1.
Sample characteristics, by academic discipline (n=2,683)
| Total Sample | Academic Discipline | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS | NCS | ENG | BSS | SW | BUS | AH | EDU | LPP | JIS | ||
| Total n (Row %) | 2,683 (100.0) |
553 (20.6) |
403 (15.0) |
309 (11.5) |
293 (10.9) |
222 (8.3) |
214 (8.0) |
200 (7.5) |
198 (7.4) |
181 (6.7) |
110 (4.1) |
| Column % | |||||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||
| 20 to 25 years old | 42.8 | 50.5 | 39.5 | 54.7 | 36.2 | 42.8 | 40.7 | 24.0 | 33.8 | 52.5 | 39.1 |
| 26+ years old | 57.2 | 49.5 | 60.5 | 45.3 | 63.8 | 57.2 | 59.3 | 76.0 | 66.2 | 47.5 | 60.9 |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Male | 37.4 | 22.4 | 54.1 | 72.5 | 28.3 | 11.0 | 52.8 | 32.8 | 21.5 | 41.4 | 31.8 |
| Female | 62.6 | 77.6 | 45.9 | 27.5 | 71.7 | 89.0 | 47.2 | 67.2 | 78.5 | 58.6 | 68.2 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 58.6 | 52.5 | 66.3 | 45.6 | 71.2 | 64.1 | 40.4 | 65.6 | 62.0 | 67.6 | 54.5 |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 31.7 | 38.0 | 24.7 | 48.2 | 17.2 | 22.3 | 52.5 | 23.7 | 26.2 | 23.3 | 34.4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.9 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| More than one race/ethnicity | 4.8 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| International Student | |||||||||||
| Yes | 17.9 | 7.1 | 24.8 | 45.6 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 40.7 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 27.3 |
| No | 82.1 | 92.9 | 75.2 | 54.4 | 89.1 | 99.5 | 59.3 | 86.5 | 94.2 | 92.8 | 72.7 |
| Employment Status | |||||||||||
| Not currently employed | 21.7 | 36.9 | 7.2 | 19.4 | 8.9 | 31.5 | 32.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 36.2 | 18.2 |
| Employed part-time | 15.8 | 23.9 | 3.0 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 40.0 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 16.7 | 19.1 |
| Employed full-time | 18.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 18.1 | 40.2 | 12.0 | 29.8 | 23.2 | 23.6 |
| University assistantship | 43.6 | 27.7 | 78.7 | 48.9 | 61.1 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 64.0 | 50.0 | 23.9 | 39.1 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||
| Never married | 72.7 | 74.8 | 73.0 | 79.0 | 75.8 | 74.3 | 65.9 | 67.0 | 61.6 | 75.9 | 70.0 |
| Married | 24.9 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 31.8 | 29.5 | 36.4 | 21.9 | 21.8 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 8.2 |
| Household Income | |||||||||||
| Less than $25,000 | 44.1 | 54.6 | 36.1 | 36.0 | 42.0 | 47.0 | 31.3 | 53.0 | 35.8 | 53.0 | 53.3 |
| $25,000-$50,000 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 38.6 | 36.1 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 18.7 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 15.5 |
| $50,000-$100,000 | 18.2 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 23.2 | 17.3 | 27.1 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 18.1 | 11.3 |
| More than $100,000 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 22.9 | 10.5 | 24.7 | 14.9 | 20.0 |
| Children | |||||||||||
| Yes | 10.8 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 17.6 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 14.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| No | 89.2 | 89.5 | 92.8 | 92.6 | 91.5 | 82.4 | 85.5 | 88.5 | 85.4 | 88.8 | 89.1 |
| Degree Type | |||||||||||
| Master’s degree | 44.2 | 23.7 | 15.4 | 44.7 | 34.5 | 97.7 | 92.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 42.0 | 76.4 |
| Academic doctoral degree | 38.7 | 26.2 | 77.9 | 50.5 | 58.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 6.6 | 22.7 |
| Professional doctoral degree | 17.0 | 50.1 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 51.4 | 0.9 |
| Time Enrolled | |||||||||||
| Less than a year | 29.6 | 26.9 | 18.4 | 30.4 | 27.6 | 47.3 | 40.2 | 24.5 | 31.3 | 33.7 | 29.1 |
| 1 to 2 years | 43.4 | 47.4 | 31.8 | 40.5 | 37.5 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 39.0 | 40.9 | 56.9 | 56.4 |
| More than 2 years | 27.0 | 25.7 | 49.9 | 29.1 | 34.8 | 3.6 | 10.0 | 36.5 | 27.8 | 9.4 | 14.5 |
| Student Status | |||||||||||
| Part-time | 15.1 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 38.8 | 8.5 | 26.8 | 20.4 | 29.1 |
| Full-time | 84.9 | 89.9 | 94.3 | 87.4 | 86.0 | 89.6 | 61.2 | 91.5 | 73.2 | 79.6 | 70.9 |
| Anticipated Program Length | |||||||||||
| 1 to 2 years | 33.5 | 20.4 | 9.4 | 39.2 | 31.1 | 69.9 | 64.5 | 21.5 | 37.4 | 32.0 | 61.8 |
| 3 to 5 years | 49.9 | 73.9 | 48.1 | 47.2 | 39.0 | 28.7 | 35.0 | 51.5 | 42.9 | 65.7 | 27.3 |
| 6 or more years | 16.6 | 5.8 | 42.4 | 13.6 | 29.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 27.0 | 19.7 | 2.2 | 10.9 |
Note. Percentages might not add up to sample totals due to the rounding of pooled estimates.
HS=Health Sciences; NCS=Natural and Computer Sciences; ENG=Engineering; BSS=Behavioral and Social Sciences; SW=Social Work; BUS=Business; AH=Arts and Humanities; EDU=Education; LPP=Law and Public Policy; JIS=Journalism and Information Studies.